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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Pollination Syndrome Scavenger Hunt

The plants on this page are frequently used species to represent the main pollination syndromes. Many are prolific bloomers over a long period, others bloom infrequently, but are unique enough in their particular syndrome to warrant inclusion in this list.

More information on individual pollination syndromes can be found on the following pages:

  • Wind (anemophily)
  • Water (hydrophily)
  • Bee (melittophily)
  • Butterfly (psychophily)
  • Moth (phalaenophily)
  • Fly (myophily and sapromyophily)
  • Bird (ornithophily)
  • Bat (chiropterophily)
  • Non-flying Rodent (therophily)
  • Beetle (cantharophily)

Pollination specific videos are included on some of the individual web pages. We have provided them here as well for quick reference.

Greenhouse Locator Map:

data regenerated on Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:57:31 -0400

27 Accessions:

Amorphophallus konjac Aristolochia ringens Asclepias curassavica Brighamia insignis Carludovica palmata Carnegiea gigantea Catasetum integerrimum Catharanthus roseus Ceratophyllum demersum Cleistocactus strausii Cyperus alternifolius Eupomatia laurina Freycinetia multiflora Ixora javanica Jasminum polyanthum Kumara plicatilis Mammillaria bombycina Massonia depressa Musa sikkimensis Myriophyllum aquaticum Pellionia repens Rosmarinus officinalis Russelia equisetiformis Sigmoidotropis speciosa Solandra maxima Strelitzia reginae Zea mexicana

  • 1101: Catharanthus roseus - Rose Periwinkle - Apocynaceae
  • 1117: Cyperus alternifolius - Umbrella Plant - Cyperaceae
  • 1118: Strelitzia reginae - Bird of Paradise, Crane Lily - Strelitziaceae
  • 1201: Freycinetia multiflora - Climbing Pandanus - Pandanaceae - Pandanaceae
  • 1211: Musa sikkimensis - Darjeeling Banana - Musaceae - Musaceae
  • 1214: Pellionia repens - Trailing Watermelon Begonia - Urticaceae - Urticaceae
  • 1215: Brighamia insignis - Alula, Haha - Campanulaceae - Campanulaceae
  • 1217: Ixora javanica - Jungle Flame - Rubiaceae
  • 1220: Eupomatia laurina - Copper Laurel, Bolwarra - Eupomatiaceae - Eupomatiaceae
  • 1309: Asclepias curassavica - Blood-flower - Apocynaceae
  • 1314: Solandra maxima - Golden Chalice Vine - Solanaceae - Solanaceae
  • 1316: Carludovica palmata - Panama Hat Plant - Cyclanthaceae - Cyclanthaceae
  • 1318: Aristolochia ringens - Gaping Dutchman's Pipe - Aristolochiaceae - Aristolochiaceae
  • 1318: Ceratophyllum demersum - Coontail - Ceratophyllaceae - Ceratophyllaceae
  • 1319: Russelia equisetiformis - Firecracker Plant, Coral Plant - Plantaginaceae
  • 1320: Sigmoidotropis speciosa - Wandering Cowpea - Fabaceae
  • 2101: Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary - Lamiaceae - Lamiaceae
  • 2103: Jasminum polyanthum - Winter Jasmine - Oleaceae - Oleaceae
  • 2111: Kumara plicatilis - Fan Aloe, Waaier-aalwyn - Xanthorrhoeaceae - Xanthorrhoeaceae
  • 2209: Amorphophallus konjac - Devil's Tongue - Araceae - Araceae
  • 2210: Zea mexicana - Teosinte - Poaceae - Poaceae
  • 2211: Mammillaria bombycina - Silken Pincushion - Cactaceae - Cactaceae
  • 2213: Carnegiea gigantea - Giant Saguaro - Cactaceae - Cactaceae
  • 2216: Cleistocactus strausii - Silver Torch - Cactaceae - Cactaceae
  • 3225: Catasetum integerrimum - The Intact Catasetum - Orchidaceae - Orchidaceae
  • 3314: Myriophyllum aquaticum - Parrots Feather, Water Feather - Haloragaceae - Haloragaceae
  • 6104: Massonia depressa - Massonia depressa - Asparagaceae - Asparagaceae W/C
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Angraecum sesquipedale - Comet Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Coryanthes speciosa - Bucket Orchid - Orchidaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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